Your Highness (2011)

Your Highness Synopsis

Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Danny McBride and James Franco team up for an epic comedy adventure set in a fantastical world- Your Highness. As two princes on a daring mission to save their land, they must rescue the heir apparent's fiancée before their kingdom is destroyed.

Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off.

Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess. Joined by Isabel (Natalie Portman)--an elusive warrior with a dangerous agenda of her own--the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna. If Thadeous can find his inner hero, he can help his brother prevent the destruction of his land. Stay a slacker, and not only does he die a coward, he gets front row seats to the dawn of an all-new Dark Ages.

There were plenty of movies from this year that I absolutely loved and others that I absolutely hated, but there’s a very special category that exists between both of those ends: the ones that left me utterly disappointed. While I always enter a movie theater hoping to love the hell out of whatever I’m watching, the truth is that there are some films that I spend a lot of time thinking about and anticipating, only to be left frustrated at the end.

Even though Your Highness bombed at the box office, it is still getting a pretty substantial DVD and Blu-Ray to make up costs. As far as acting goes, the man can do no wrong, but he needs a really big release so people can see him in action. On August 9, when Your Highness hits DVD and Blu-Ray, audiences who quest for the title will get the chance

Illustrated in the same fashion as a King Arthur storybook that has been scribbled in by a bunch of high school students, the sequence illustrates the escape of Prince Thadeous (Danny McBride) and his aide Courtney (Rasmus Hardiker) as they escape from a village of little people that tried to have them killed. The sequence is one of the highlights of the film and definitely worth a watch.

After the surprising success of Pineapple Express back in 2008, audiences gleaned two things: 1) James Franco needs to do more comedy and 2) Danny McBride needs to be in more movies. Just our luck, three years later we have Your Highness arriving in theaters.

While Justin Theroux isn’t as recognizable a name as James Franco, Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, or Zooey Deschanel, he really should be. In addition to being a great comedic and dramatic talent, playing in movies ranging from Zoolander to Mulholland Dr., he’s also an accomplished screenwriter...

Last week, Gordon Green took time to sit down with reporters and discuss his newest movie, which is due out this Friday. Check out the interview below in which he discusses why the movie isn’t a parody, how the story developed as a game between him and star Danny McBride, and the really terrible way they tried to pitch the movie to studios.

After a strong week of predictions in which two out of three scores were just about on the nose, the Rotten Watch is back with a full slate of flicks that include remakes, comedies, heartstring pulls and a teenage assassin. What more could one ask for?

If you’ve seen the red band trailer for Your Highness you probably think you have an idea of just how rated-R this movie will be. A little drug use, Natalie Portman in a thong, lots of swearing. The usual stuff you’d see in any modern comedy or Oscar nominated ballet movie. But wait, there’s more.

Seven new video clips from Your Highness give us even more bad accents, James Franco heroism, Natalie Portman hotness, and non-stop Danny McBride pomposity. Watch and get excited. Your Highness could be the funniest movie of the year.

Judging by the three trailers that have been released, Your Highness is an early contender for funniest comedy of the year. Sure, the humor may not be what you would call "mature" - what we've seen is basically a string of masturbation and pot jokes - but funny is funny.

While the green band trailer for David Gordon Green's Your Highness was certainly hilarious, it still didn't work nearly as well as the earlier released red band trailer. After all, this is a movie that is going to make great use of the word "fuck" in all of its iterations and likely have quite a bit of nudity and violence, so why not let the movie show off its true colors in its marketing?

With David Gordon Green’s next film, Your Highness, about to hit theaters April 8th, Universal has distributed three new character posters across the web that we’ve collected here for your viewing ease.

Watching the trailers for David Gordon Green's Your Highness it's pretty easy to figure out the target demographic. After all, you're talking about a movie directed by the same guy who made Pineapple Express; starring James Franco and Danny McBride; and featuring an endless stream of pot and masturbation jokes (and in no way is that a bad thing).

Director David Gordon Green didn’t show up at SXSW today specifically to talk about his upcoming medieval with Danny McBride, but he’s so excited about the project he spent a lot of time talking about Your Highness anyway

Theroux's character will kidnap the princess played by Zooey Deschanel, who McBride's character must rescue. The cast is already awesome, boasting James Franco and Natalie Portman as well. Theroux going all villain just about completes the package

Zooey Deschanel has signed on to star in Your Highness as James Franco’s “virginal bride,” Belladonna. The minds of every movie geek, hipster douche, and human being that feels attraction towards those without a Y chromosome just got blown